PHOTOGRAPHY TRIBES

So here are few tips that would help us to have good professional photographs.

Equipments
The first most important thing you need to do is to check the equipments before starting taking the photographs. The quality digital camera, camera bag, memory card, small tripod, photo printer or the computer, reflectors, lighting kit, a studio for shooting or an outdoor location, software’s such as adobe Photoshop, software for the digital imaging, you should have few books on lighting the set up.

Know the camera
Before starting taking the photos, you should be familiar with the using of your camera, you should know how to use it, and you should be familiar with all the aspects as some cameras are not user friendly. Use the automatic settings of your camera, if you are just a beginner. The common automatic settings options are portraits, landscapes, close ups, action, bright light, slow shutter. See the manual of the camera for all these options. The moment you get comfortable with these automatic settings, you can work with manual mode. But before starting you should understand the usage of shutter speed and aperture as it will give you the correct exposure.

What images to take?
While starting it is best to start taking pictures of everything around you. Click on different objects with different sizes, shapes and colors. You can also photograph older books, clock, doll, antiques, and fruits. After spending time with the objects, than you can look for the good settings, do not worry about the light. Place the camera in tripod, and then take the photos from different angles, close ups, no zoom, camera at 90?, camera at 45?, from your left, from your right, straight shot, zooming and focusing on a object. Such actions would help you to be more familiar with the camera, and it will help you to create and understand creative shots.

Light
Now you need good lighting in the photos. Use flash according to the requirement, for instance you do not need flash if you are clicking the photographs in the afternoon as enough light is there outside. Use the natural light as much as possible to avoid the shadows. Avoid the shadow on the subjects. Do not click images with a light behind the subject.

Focus
Focus is the tool of any good photograph. If you focus on the correct subject in the photo it can make lots of differences in the photo. Be patient and spend some time with the camera to get a beautiful photograph.

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Alright now, so you have taken a few shots on your new digital camera, and took some time to adjust this and that settings, capture different kinds of scenery, people, and objects. Then asking yourself, what else is there to digital photography. That is why right now we are going down to the basics of digital photography. Its always good to remind ourselves every time to go back to the basics, and see what have been missed and what do we lack.

Photography is always about light, how to capture that light, and how to use it with your image. And in photography, the way the camera do this is with its aperture and its shutter speed. Finding how to set this two basic settings in a camera will help us do what is necessary. We do not have to own sophisticated equipments and buy the latest camera accessory our money can buy, because in basic digital photography, this two settings is what we should concentrate in learning.

There is a lot of jargons and terms in photography, specially when you are just beginning with digital photography, and due to the limitless technology, this terms are always increasing. We do not need to be confuse by all this. First and foremost is the Aperture, it is mainly found in the lens, it closes and opens to permit the entry of the light to the camera through the lens. Shutter speed is the amount of time it the aperture opens, so that it can give the camera a nice exposure of your subject.

Nowadays a basic camera always has an automatic settings. Which means you can capture an image almost instantly in a snapshot. And sometimes you may find auto settings that deals with the current situations that you like, may it be landscape, portrait, night shoots, macro, among many others. To achieve better control and understanding on how the aperture and shutter speed can work for you, try setting your camera to the manual mode.

Let us say you wanted to capture a child playing at the playground. In order for you to capture his fast moving phase, set the camera with a wide open aperture and a faster shutter speed. This will allow enough amount of light to enter the camera and capture that particular situation faster, without allowing too much light entering the lens. As you see, photography is always about light, this is
essential in basic photography, controlling the light.

In every thing that we do, we must always practice in order to achieve what we like to achieve. This is important, before becoming a professional photographer, nothing beats the concept of always practicing, one of the most important basis in basic photography. While capturing images, make sure to adjust your aperture and shutter speed, depending on situations. Take a few shots and pick a settings
that suits your needs very well.

As you learn and practice, you might want to learn more about the lens other settings, the flash that you will be using. It is also important to always learn as learning is a never ending process. Do not get frustrated by your images that never really works, always practice, take shots in different situations, and take note of the settings that worked for you. That is the learning process that we need to go through. Go back to the basics, run through it a couple of times and improve. It is in this way that you can build your confidence and become a better photographer. Do this with fun, this craft is not easy but its not hard as well, learning is part of the fun part.

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Upon getting your own digital camera, obtaining stunning photographs is limitless. As a beginner, you might stumble to some boundaries, because you are still stuck and have not gotten far with your skills. Here we will discuss some of the basic fundamentals to get you up and running with digital photography.

Composing pictures in an angle: Composition is one of the basic things that you need to improve in photography. Try taking images in respect with the horizon. Keeping your horizon straight and not slanted will help improve the pictures. But always remember that photography is an art, the only way you can show your artistic side in your works is by taking a number of shots and experiment with what can work for you.

Using a tripod: Contrary to many people believing that tripods is only meant for seasoned photographers. A tripod can improve your picture quality. Adding stability to your shots, and increasing your chance to shoot specially in a low light situation.

Distractions in the subject: Keeping in mind the focus of the viewer. You must always be cautious on the many things that will be included in your frame. Don’t ruin your subject with a messy or a destructive background. Try eliminating unwanted objects in your frame. Always focus on your subject. Move closer to the subject if you think you can not remove unwanted distractions in the frame. Also an option is to blur out the background so that the subject will pop-out of your image.

Portrait photography: One basic rule is not to put the subject dead center, this is quite confusing at first, but once you get used to taking portraits, you will know this by heart. Always move a little bit closer for portraits. Take a few shots of your subject and experiment with different pose. Take a close up or move a little bit further, framing the face with half of the body. To make it more interesting, include some items with the portrait, it can either another person, a pet, a flower, or a scarf.

Shoot in the highest possible resolution your camera can take. This will give you a good flexibility in working with your image later during editing. And this will also give the highest possible sharpness. Be wary of lighting and exposure during shoots. When indoors, make sure that the light is sufficient for your subject to stand out, and when outdoors, stay away from brightly lit sunlight. Register to different photo sharing websites, and share your photo with your friends and relatives. And most importantly, enjoy!

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One of the major, little known “secrets” to photography marketing success is that you must sound successful, to be successful

You need to talk as if you are already successful, even if you aren’t as successful as you’d like to be yet. Now, I don’t mean you are arrogant – just that what you say sounds very successful.

This also involves how you refer to your craft, product and service. But this is so important, that I will devote an entire article to this area in the future.

Here’s a few examples of how to sound successful:

When people ask you how you are doing, you ALWAYS respond with “Terrific!” Never, ever tell ANYONE that something is bothering you, or you’re worried about something. Just always be up beat, enthusiastic and positive. This clearly says to people that you are already very successful. It’s amazing how well this works.

And remember, people want to work with people who are already successful. They do not want to work with someone who is not successful. So it’s very important you totally sound successful to EVERYONE you talk with.

When people ask you how business is – you ALWAYS respond that business is fantastic. (And this is really true, because in this business climate, having ANY business coming into your studio is fantastic.) So keep it positive. Be excited with everyone you speak with – both in person and on the phone or in emails. No matter how “down” you may feel at the moment – never let it show to a prospect, client, friend, or even family member.

When you are talking on the phone, and you get to the point where you are going through your appointment book looking for a time for someone to come in and “chat” with you, you always rustle the pages, and say something like, “Wow, we sure are booked up. Let’s see, there’s got to be a place somewhere…… (pause as you continue to look for an available time and continue rustling the pages loudly so she can hear the pages turning on the other end of the phone.) … Oh! Here’s one! How about next Tuesday, at 3:30?” (Or if you do everything on a computer, be sure she can HEAR you pounding on the keys, looking for an opening.)

You see, if you are always talking like this, it will get around town in a hurry. People will tell other people that you are doing so well, even in this economy. And the end result will be that people will be calling and emailing you about the possibility of hiring you to do their photography for them.

I realize that the things we discussed here may not seem all that important to you at first – but trust me – they are REALLY IMPORTANT if you want to become tremendously successful and financially well off with your photography business.

Always remember, NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS! You must look, act, sound and dress AS IF you are already successful, and then you will become successful. Strange, but so very true.

All the best,

Charles J. Lewis, M. Photog., Cr.